Childhood bipolar disorder: How to discipline your bipolar child without punitive measures

In many cases, children develop childhood bipolar disorder. Most parents think that children who act up due to a mental health disorder need "a firm hand". With that said, child psychiatrists believe that the disorder cannot be disciplined without the child first being stabilized with medication. However, the fact of the matter is that there is a way to discipline your child with bipolar disorder. The idea is to catch them being good and praise them.

God's Law on disciplining children with bipolar disorder is spelled out in Ephesians 6:4 KJV:

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

This first stanza of this commandment clarifies for the second that discipline should not hurt your bipolar child. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to wrath" is παροργίζο (Latin: parorgizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. It is one thing to stop spanking your child. However, it is not enough to stop spanking your child, or even stop punishing your child altogether for that matter. You need to avoid offense in children. If you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It is no different when dealing with children. Thus, in order to avoid offense in children, you need to be willing to apologize to your child for hurting their feelings. One thing that perhaps hurts children's feelings the most is parent anger directed towards children. If you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, including while setting limits, you definitely need to give a formal apology to your child for hurting their feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting your feelings with my temper", and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as any parent anger directed towards a child is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This stanza of this commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments. with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, and is a Latin phrase roughly translating to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. However, this stanza ultimately was received by the parish at Ephesus as prohibiting causing offenses children as perceived by the child, at minimum. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.

This second stanza of this commandment refers to how to discipline your bipolar child without punishment or shaming. They aren't "bad kids", They simply have a mental health disorder. The Greek root word translated "nurture" is παιδεία (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to a certain specific form of nurturing, namely of the teaching sort. Christian parents in the Early Church looked for preferred behaviors in children, such as self-discipline and self-control, and when children showed these traits, they were lavishly praised and encouraged for more of the same. Children with bipolar disorder always have moments of clarity when otherwise being deep in their mental illness. When a child with bipolar disorder has a moment of clarity, and manages to keep it together, they should be praised for their self-control. This should encourage more self-control in children. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and is more aptly translated as "instruction" in more modern versions of the Bible, with Paul here referring to religious instruction. Children with bipolar disorder usually cannot find religion until they are stabilized.

Most bipolar children lash out at parents at some point in their childhood. The idea behind this setup is the righteous acronym of righteous parent abuse. That means that even when your child is lashing out at you physically or verbally, you have to put up with their abuse, as they are your child. These outbursts are known as rage attacks, and usually come from the child hearing the word "no" from a parent. One way to deter attacks from your child is to cry out loud when they are attacking you.

It is futile to pick fights with a child with bipolar disorder. They actually might win. The more you try to control a bipolar child, the more they try to control you back, and a bipolar child just might win at that fight. The idea is to give up the fight with your bipolar child, and give in to their demands.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to wrath through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

 

Abortion: Why abortion is bad for women

Many on the political left support abortion rights. This is a common view amongst leftists. Most leftists support the so-called "right" for a woman to get an abortion. However, abortion is something that is bad for women, and benefits men.

The Bible mentions murder in Revelation 21:8 KJV:

But the fearful, and the unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. 

The Greek root word translated "murderers" is φονευς (Latin: phoneus) and refers to anyone who causes death in a human being apart from natural death. The Bible is clear, in context, that only God can take a life. Any death apart from natural death is prohibited in the Bible. This was understood in the Early Church as prohibiting abortion in all cases, including for rape, incest, or life of the mother.

Abortion is not good for women at all. Most women don't understand what abortion entails, or else they wouldn't get one. Abortion is not simply the doctor reaching in and taking the child out of the womb. An abortion consists of an medically-induced miscarriage. In the Early Church, abortion happened in the form of abortifacient tea that the mother drank in order to induce a miscarriage. Only the cold, unfeeling mothers ever got abortions then. Abortifacient herbs did not grow in Ancient Israel, and when they were brought in, the smugglers of such herbs were stopped at the border. No abortion ever took place in the Old Testament, or else it would have been seen as murder.

An unborn child is a child in their own right. The unborn child is not a part of the woman's body, but instead is a body within the mother's body. The unborn child has the DNA of both the father and the mother, in a way that makes the unborn child genetically unique. Unborn children are also genetically unique from their siblings. 

Even in the case of rape or incest, mothers can simply see the baby as theirs and not her abuser's baby. Abortion simply serves to cover up the evidence of sexual immorality, including rape and/or incest. Even in the case of life of the mother, the father is perfectly capable of caring for the baby once they are born. Most men are capable of lactating once they form a close enough bond with the child.

One compelling argument for abortion rights is the case of the pregnancy abusers. A pregnancy abuser keeps his partner pregnant in order to facilitate domestic violence. However, instead of blaming the baby, the police can simply arrest the man of the house for rape. Abortion simply serves to cover up the evidence for that form of domestic violence. 

Men benefit from abortion. Most abortions happen when a man gets his partner pregnant, and he doesn't want to take care of a baby. Ask any unmarried pro-life woman what happens when she says that she is pro-life - they all run away. That is because men can simply avoid fatherhood by pressuring their partner into an abortion. 

The early feminists warned women about the dangers of abortion. Abortion was popularized by eugenicist Margaret Sanger. Before then, most feminists were pro-life. I myself strive as a man to be a Christian feminist, and see myself in this article as warning women of the dangers of abortion.

I also support a safety net for the children already born, such as paid parental leave. I also support things such as daycare and college vouchers, as well as universal healthcare. The more expenses are taken care of by the government, the more money that families have to save. In 1 Corinthians 16:2, a church tax was collected on the first day of the week. If you needed money for free, you got free money. 

The depraved and entitled women who murder their children in the womb, and all who aid and abet, will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them descend into the abyss which is the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Repent!

The Fifth Commandment: Understanding the commandment to honor parents in context

Many parents feel entitled to being "honored". This is a common attitude amongst American parents. Most American parents insist on honor and respect from their children, citing the Fifth Commandment as their "proof'" that children need to honor and respect them. However, the fact of the matter is that the commanmdment to honor parents speaks of a specific form of honoring parents - caring for them as they age.

The Fifth Commandment is spelled out in Exodus 20:12 KJV:

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

And is repeated in Ephesians 6:2-3 KJV:

Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 

The Greek root word translated "honour" in Eph. 6:2-3 is τιμαω (Latin: timao) and refers here to being a caregiver to someone else, namely an aging parent. The idea is to give your parents the same tender loving care that they gave you when you were still a child. However, this only works if you had good parents to begin with. If your parents were abusive in any way, you have the right to shun them. The reason for this specific commandment was that elder abuse and neglect was endemic in the Old Testament and in the parish at Ephesus.

A common reason for punishment of children is when parents feel "disrespected" or "dishonored". In some homes, punishment only comes when children are clearly "dishonoring" or "disrespecting" parents. However, any punitive treatment of children is prohibited in the Bible, including when children speak against parents. See Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. It is one thing to stop spanking your child, including for "dishonoring" or "disrespecting" you. However, it is not enough to stop spanking your child, or even stop punishing your child altogether for that matter. You need to avoid offense in children. If you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It works the same way when dealing with children. Thus, in order to avoid offense in children, you need to be willing to apologize whenever you hurt your child's feelings. One thing that hurts children's feelings more than anything is parent anger directed towards a child. If you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, you definitely need to give a formal apology for hurting your child's feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting your feelings with my temper", and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as any parent anger directed towards a child alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, and is a Latin term roughly translating to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. However, this commandment ultimately was received by the parish at Ephesus as prohibiting causing offenses in children as perceived by the child, at minimum. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men. 

Respect is not demanded in life. It is earned. The same is true in parenting. The idea in getting a respectful child is to show them respect, especially during the first 6 years of childhood. A parent is deserving of absolutely nothing in relation to their children. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Not even respect. Not even honor. These good things from children are earned.

Most children live under tyrannical rule, with children oftentimes being punished or treated punitively for not "honoring" their parents. Most parents feel entitled to respect and honor from their children, and enforce their deservances with punishment and shaming. However, the Fifth Commandment was not written to minor children, but to adult children of aging parents. 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Attraction to children: Individual responsibility for adults attracted to children

Child sexual abuse is a common problem in our society. 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused before their 18th birthday. Most adults blame pedophiles for the sexual abuse epidemic facing children. However, all adults are individually responsible for their sexual behavior around children. 

Every single adult is responsible for the sexual abuse of children, as any old adult could sexually abuse a child under the right/wrong conditions. All adults are capable of harm towards a child. Most child sexual abuse comes from a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sexually abuse a child, with parents being the most likely culprit. 

God's Law on child sexual abuse is spelled out in 1 Corinthians 6:18 KJV:

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body. but he that committeth sinneth against his own body.

The Greek root word translated "fornication" is πορνεία (Latin: porneia) and refers here to anything outside of the Christian norm, as understood in the Early Church. "Flee fornication" implies the way out of committing fornication - righteous masturbation to sexual thoughts of children. All adults are capable of sexual attraction to children, which should be dealt with using righteous masturbation. Righteous masturbation is masturbation without pornography, meaning for health reasons It is okay to celebrate your fantasies a bit,  but don't take it too far by acquiring pornography on your possession, The idea is to masturbate to the first thought that comes to mind. For most men, that mental image is of his daughter. The idea is to purge that fantasy from your midst using righteous masturbation. Masturbation is banned by most Christian churches only because it oftentimes comes with pornography. However, the way around this is to masturbate without pornography, as the depictions themselves are what keeps the sexual addiction going. When you actually masturbate without pornography, you may find relief at the very first session. If it smells damp, you need to do it more. 

The sexual norm in the Early Church was clear and straightforward to understand. A man was only allowed two sexual outlets - sex with his wife, and/or righteous masturbation without pornography. As a Christian myself, I am not allowed sex at all with a woman, as she surely is not my wife. A Christian marriage, then and now, consists of a union between one adult man and one adult woman, with this marriage being equal in terms of chronological age. A groom then was only allowed marriage with a woman his age or up to 4 years older. This marriage consisted of an exchange of vows in a church setting, leading to the consummation, meaning the marriage agreement being signed on the dotted line. Simple sexual relations in and of themselves is not a proper marriage, and instead constitutes a fraudulent marriage. 

Pedophilia is not a sin in the eyes of God, as long as it isn't acted upon towards a child. Most pedophiles in the Early Church identified by their sexual desires for children, where they were given a listening ear, with the pedophile being able to talk out their desires for children with someone else. Today, a therapist can provide the listening environment that pedophiles need. All it takes is reflective listening with a pedophile, and then the desires can be a non-issue. 

Pedophilia is not a form of narcissism  Pedophilia is instead a mental health disorder involving a sexual preference for children under age 14. Most pedophilia has an autistic presentation to it, not a narcissistic presentation to it. Most pedophiles have a form of moderate-severe autism, with their whole world surrounding children, even if they have little to do with children in their life. Autism means "one with" a certain topic, which becomes their passion. When that topic is children, you can guess that such an individual is a pedophile. Pedophilia is not due to "woman" trauma or hatred of women, but instead is a genetic disorder that is genetically related to autism, with the onset of puberty triggering the pedophile genes in an individual. Pedophilia is a developmental disorder in the form of arrested sexual development, and can be diagnosed in children as young as 16, or even identified years earlier. Most pedophiles are the last adults to abuse a child in any way, as most pedophiles are aware of their own trauma, meaning they have parent trauma instead of parent jealousy.

The idea behind individual responsibility in terms of child sexual abuse is to stop yourself from sexually abusing a child, instead of relying on other people to stop you. Even if you are in a position of power and influence, you can do something so not to abuse your power. The idea is to masturbate righteously to sexual thoughts of children BEFORE you end up in a situation where you are alone with an attractive child. Moat power and influence abusers take one taste of child blood, and then exploit the fact that they have access to a great many children. Usually, a power and influence abuser is in denial of their sexual nature, even while actively abusing children. 

The depraved and decadent, defiled adults who sexually abuse children will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them descend into torrents of Hell-fire prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Repent! 

Righteous apology: Why to apologize to your child in order to avoid offense in children

Many parents think that they don't have to apologize to their children at all. This is a common attitude amongst American parents. Most American parents think it is beneath them to apologize to their child. Instead, most American parents back up their limits with punitive measures, instead of an apology. However, children are going to feel hurt by set limits, in which case you need to apologize.

God's Law against punitive parenting is spelled out in Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. The idea is to avoid offense in children. If you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It works the same way with children when dealing with them. Thus, in order to avoid offense in children, you need to be willing to apologize for hurting your child's feelings. Most of the time, children are offended when their feelings are hurt by parent anger directed towards them. If you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, including while setting limits, you definitely need to give a formal apology for hurting your child's feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting your feelings with my temper", and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as any parent anger directed towards children alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, and is a Latin term roughly translated to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. However, this commandment was ultimately received by the parish at Colossae as prohibiting causing offenses in children as perceived by a child, at minimum. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it snyway, obeying God over men.

Offense avoidance involves apologizing whenever you hurt another person's feelings. There is no way around it. If you hurt someone's feelings, you need to apologize. It is no different when dealing with children. Whenever you hurt your child's feelings, you need to apologize. This includes children having hurt feelings from set limits. Whenever you hurt a child's feelings, you need to apologize. 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Redefining child abuse: Why the Bible calls for expanding child abuse definitions

Many parents believe that the Bible has no concept of child abuse apart from obeying the law of the land. Most American parents support the present-day definitions of child abuse. However, God's Law is above the law of the land. The Bible has its own definition of child abuse - whatever the child victim perceives as abuse. 

The Greek root word denoting parental entitlement is πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and is defined as, officially speaking, wanting things from children, to the point of imposition. Unofficially speaking, parental entitlement consists of a parent who is sorely disappointed when they don't get the well-behaved child that they feel that they deserve. Parents are deserving of absolutely nothing in relation to children just for being parents. Even any parent anger directed towards a child is parental entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. Whenever this sense of entitlement in parents then was perceived by a child as offensive or damaging, it was deemed child abuse. See also Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. Child abuse in the Bible, as a legal concept, consists of entitlement in parents, leading to offense in children. The key to not abusing your child is to avoid offense in children. If you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It works the same way with children when dealing with them. One thing that perhaps hurts children's feelings the most is parent anger directed towards children. If you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, including while setting limits, you definitely need to give a formal apology for hurting your child's feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting your feelings with my temper", and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as any parent anger directed towards children alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin phrase roughly translating to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. However, this commandment was ultimately received by the parish at Colossae as prohibiting causing offenses in children as perceived by a child, at minimum. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.

The Greek root word translated "they be discouraged" is αθυμέω (Latin: athumeo) and refers here to long-term damages, namely childhood trauma. The ancients had a basic concept of childhood trauma. When a child grew up to be atheist, shame fell on the child's parents, not the child themselves. An atheist was seen in the Early Church as an abused child, not a "lost soul" to be "won over". 

The ancients even had a basic concept of child sexual abuse. The Greek root word translated "fornication" is πορνεία (Latin: porneia) and refers here to any sexual behavior outside of the norm in the Early Church. This included any sexual relations or advances outside of the context of a Christian marriage between one adult man and one adult woman, with this marriage needing to be equal in terms of chronological age. A groom was only allowed a bride his age or up to 4 years older. Most child sexual abuse in the biblical context came in the form of father-child incest, with daughters being the usual victims. Most fathers dealt with parent attractions by way of masturbating to sexual fantasies of his daughter. Attraction to children in the Early Church existed on the surface, with fathers being honest to his daughter about his fantasies about her as a man of few words. Whenever a father hid his sexual attractions to children from open view, it was seen as a sign of an abuser. Child sexual abuse, when it happened for real, was a huge moral outrage. This setup made abusers easier to spot, and helped child victims know exactly what was happening to them. 

Contrary to popular belief, the Early Christians were not well integrated into Rome. Instead, the Early Christians lived in urban enclaves in major Greco-Roman cities, shunning the broader Greco-Roman world, and the outside world at large. The Early Christians even had their own court system, with this court system binding into the end of the 1st Century. 

Child abuse in the Early Church was prosecuted by way of internal church investigation. In most cases, the investigation started when a child confided into a clergyperson about their home life. From there, the parents were summoned to appear before a panel of 3 church elders who would preside over the investigation. If the parents at all got defensive in court, they were swiftly excommunicated from the Early Christian Churches of God, alongside any witnesses that testified on the parents' behalf. 

The Bible is an anti-spanking document. All 88 books of the Bible - from Genesis to Revelation - were written by anti-spanking Jews, with spanking a child being prohibited under Jewish law. All of the biblical writers also wrote parenting manuals that advocated attachment parenting. Even King Solomon wrote an attachment parenting manual, with the rod in Proverbs referring to the 40 minus 1 lashes as a sentence for a crime, and only with adult children. It just so happens that these parenting manuals were not translated into English until the 1960s. Until then, this level of parenting knowledge was only known to the Jewish world. 

The Bible is America's book. America is a Christian nation, founded on Judeo-Christian values. We as a society glean from the Bible and its context as to how to live and treat each other with respect. Even our legal codes, under the English common law, are based off of Judeo-Christian values. However, the criminal defense of "reasonable chastisement" is based off of dated biblical knowledge. It is about time we repeal the "reasonable chastisement" defense, and redefine child abuse as anything that the child victim perceives as abuse.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torrents, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Positive reinforcement: How to discipline your child without punitive measures

Many parents want their children to have discipline. This is a common goal amongst American parents. Most American parents insist on discipline for their children. However, most parents conflate discipline with punishment. However, there are better ways to discipline a child, with these alternatives found in the Bible.

God's Law on child discipline is spelled out in Ephesians 6:4 KJV:

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

This first stanza clarifies for the second that discipline should not hurt. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to wrath" is παροργίζο (Latin: parorgizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child. It is one thing to stop spanking your child. However, it is not enough to stop spanking your child, or else stop punishing your child altogether for that matter. You need to avoid offense in children. If you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It is no different when dealing with children. Thus, in order to avoid offense in children, you need to be willing to apologize for hurting your child's feelings. Parent anger directed towards children is a common reason for children to have hurt feelings. If you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, including while setting limits, you definitely need to give a formal apology for hurting your child's feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting your feelings with my temper", and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as any parent anger directed towards a child alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This stanza here cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin term roughly translating to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions onto children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. However, this first stanza of this commandment ultimately was received by the parish at Ephesus as prohibiting causing offenses in children as perceived by a child, at minimum. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.

This second stanza states what discipline is appropriate in parenting, with the first stanza ruling out anything punitive with a child. The Greek root word translated "nurture" is παιδεία (Latin: paideia) and refers here to a specific type of nurturing, namely of the teaching sort. Christian parents in the Early Church looked for preferred behaviors in children, such as self-discipline and self-control. Whenever children showed these good traits, they were given lavish praise and encouragement for more of the same. Christian parents in the Early Church imparted a good example for children to emulate, with this good example being backed up by praise and encouragement, as opposed to punishment or shaming. Children growing up in the Early Church found their own discipline, and when they did find discipline, they were lavishly praised and encouraged for their good traits. Children also need religious instruction, as religion is a human need for children and adults alike. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and is more aptly translated as "instruction" in more modern versions of the Bible. The Apostle Paul here was discussing religious instruction. Starting at age 6, fathers left out a Bible for children to discover and explore, with the Bible being left open to a reassuring passage (such as the Beatitudes). Children taught themselves how to read on a Bible. When children were caught in the act of studying the Bible, they were lavishly praised and encouraged to keep on studying the Bible. Fathers then interjected something along the lines of "you can ask me anything about that book". From there, religious instruction came in question and answer format. Children were curious about Scripture, with fathers being quick to give pointers on the context. This stanza refers to the Judeo-Christian tradition of positive reinforcement, with this Hebraic tradition of encouraging good behavior in children predating Christ by thousands of years.

Children sometimes get themselves into mischief. All children will get into mischief at some point in their childhood. The idea is laugh with your child when they get into mischief. Most childhood mischief comes from lack of self-control in children, with children naturally acquiring the skill of self-control at around age 8. When this self-control shows in children, it is a good time to praise and encourage self-control in children. There is never a child that never shows good traits. 

Sometimes, a parent needs to ser limits, namely for safety's sake. However, children accepting limits is  whole other story. Whenever your child cannot accept a set limit, you need to apologize for hurting your child's feelings with your limits. Sometimes, limits are set out of anger, in which case you need to apologize for hurting your feelings with your anger, with all anger directed towards a child being entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Passing down the faith: How to instruct your child in the Lord without punitive measures

Many parents want their children to have values. This is a common goal for parents to have. Most American parents want their children to have religion. However, most parents impart Judeo-Christian values onto children by way of punitive measures. The fact of the matter is that children don't need a religion beaten into them. Children can come to religious conclusions on their own.

God's Law on child discipline, including religious instruction, is spelled out in Ephesians 6:4 KJV:

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

The first stanza of this commandment clarifies for the second that religious instruction should not be punitive in nature. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to wrath" is παροργίζο (Latin: parorgizo) and refer here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. It is one thing to stop spanking your children, including for things such as refusing to pray or not assuming grateful postures. However, it is not enough to stop spanking your child, or even stop punishing them altogether for that matter. You need to avoid offense in children. If you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It works the same way with children when dealing with them. Thus, in order to avoid offense in children, you need be willing to apologize for hurting their feelings. If you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, including while setting limits, you definitely need to give a formal apology to your child for hurting their feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting your feelings with my temper", and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as any parent anger directed towards children alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This first stanza of this commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, and is a Latin term roughly translated roughly as "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive measures on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. But, this stanza of this commandment ultimately was received by the parish at Ephesus as prohibiting causing offenses in children as perceived by the child, at minimum. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.

Children do not need to have a religion beaten into them. Religion is a base human need for children and adults alike. The Greek root word translated  "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and is more aptly translated as "instruction" in more modern versions of the Bible. The Apostle Paul here was discussing religious instruction. Starting at age 6, fathers left out a Bible for children to discover and explore, with the Bible left open to a reassuring passage (such as the Beatitudes). Children taught themselves how to read on a Bible. Whenever children were caught in the act of studying the Bible, they were praised and encouraged to keep studying the Bible. Fathers then interjected something along the lines of "you can ask me anything about that book". From there, religious instruction came in question and answer format. Children then were curious about Scripture, with fathers being quick to give pointers on the context.

Children oftentimes refuse to go to church. This is a common and developmentally normal behavior for toddlers and preschoolers. The fact of the matter is that children that young are too young to be taught a religion. If a child does not want to go to church, leave them home with the woman of the house, with the man of the house praying for his family. They eventually, at around age 6, will start to form their own religious beliefs. 

Most Christian parents rush the normal religious development of children. Most Christian parents do things such as punish children for not showing grateful postures. I myself tie my hands behind my back, and nobody made me.. Grateful postures are simply a sign of good religious development. 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke your children to anger throigh punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and burning sulfur, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

"Benign" deprivation: Why children shouldn't hear the word "no" from parents "frequent and often"

Many parents buy into it. It is the attitude that children need to hear the word "no" from parents "frequent and often" to "prepare them for the real world". However, children don't need to be toughened up for the real world. They aren't ready for the real world. They are only children.

God's Law on "benign" deprivation is spelled out in Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. The key here is to avoid offense in children. If you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It works the same way when dealing with children. One thing that perhaps hurts children's feelings the most is being told "no" for every little thing that they ask for. The idea is to only say "no" to children when absolutely necessary, meaning for safety's sake only. Whenever a child asks for things that are dangerous, you then should say "no". Another valid reason to say "no" to a child is when they are behaving in an unsafe manner, such as playing ball in the house, or else going to touch a hot stove. Thus, in order to avoid offense in children, you need to avoid hurting their feelings unnecessarily with the frequent use of the word "no". However, sometimes the word "no" is necessary, in which case the parent should apologize for setting the limit with children. If you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, including while setting limits, you definitely need to give a formal apology for hurting your child's feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting your feelings with my temper", and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as any parent anger directed towards children alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan parenting customs, which were puntive in nature. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men. 

The idea as a parent is to give your child most everything that they want, and absolutely everything that they need. A benign want counts as a need for a child. Children have limited self-control, with this lasting until age 8. The word "no" is earth-shattering to a child. Christian parents in the Early Church knew more than parents today how to accommodate children in their upset - only say "no" seldom, meaning preferably almost never.

One place of contention in parenting is the store. Usually, the child is asking for something, such as a candy bar, and usually, the parent says "put that back", and from there, the power struggle ensues. Why not just get the child what they want? They aren't usually asking for much. If a child wants something expensive, just save your own money to get them what they want. Don't make them work for the money. Work for the child's money yourself. In the Early Church, children all wanted licorice from the candy stand. The parent happily paid for the licorice themselves, and then let the child enjoy the candy that they wanted.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss, which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Defiance: Why never to use punitive measures in dealing with defiance in children

Many parents have been there. A child acting defiant. Most American parents think that a defiant child is defiant because the child is trying to "undermine parental authority". However. children aren't out to get you. They just are developmentally unable to accept your limits. 

God's Law on dealing with defiance in children is spelled out in Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. It is one thing to stop spanking your child when they are defiant. However, it is not enough to stop spanking your child, or else stop punishing your child altogether for that matter. You need to avoid offense in children. If you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It works the same way when dealing with children. Perhaps what hurts children's feelings more than anything else is a parent setting a limit that the child cannot accept. They aren't out to get you. They simply cannot accept a set limit. Children have limited control over their emotions, and this is the case until age 8. This means that whatever is merely disappointing to an adult is earth-shattering for young children. Thus, in order to avoid offense in children, you need to apologize for hurting your children's feelings with your limits, ideally in the face of their defiance. In many cases, all that is necessary is a reassurance of good intent. in the form of an informal apology, whenever you hurt your child's feelings with limits not set out of anger, such as "I'm sorry, but I had to set X limit for Y reasons". However, if you ever lose your cool with your child, including while setting limits, you definitely need to give a formal apology for hurting your child's feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting your feelings with my temper", and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as any parent anger directed towards children alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with  the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin term roughly translating to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. But, this commandment was ultimately received by the parish at Colossae as prohibiting causing offenses in children as perceived by a child, at minimum. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men. 

Defiance in children is a common and normal behavior in children. Most all children have their moments where they act in a defiant manner. This is not due to children seeking to "undermine parental role". They simply cannot accept set limits, in which case you should apologize straight to your child for hurting their feelings, ideally in the face of their defiance.

Young children have limited control over their emotions. This is the case until they turn 8. What is simply disappointing to adults si earth-shattering to young children. The key here is to apologize to your children whenever you hurt their feelings with your anger. 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke your children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Expanding child abuse definitions: Why the Bible calls for stronger laws against child abuse

Many parents think that the Bible has no concept of child abuse apart from obeying the law of the land. Most American parents support the present-day child abuse definitions under state and federal law. However, God's Law is above the law of the land. The Bible has its own definition of child abuse - whatever the child victim perceives as abuse.

The Greek root word denoting parental entitlement is πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and is defined as, officially speaking, wanting things from children, to the point of imposition. Unofficially speaking, parental entitlement ultimately consists of a parent being sorely disappointed when they don't get the well-behaved child that they feel that they deserve. Parents are deserving of absolutely nothing in relation to children just for being parents. Even any parent anger directed towards a child is parental entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. Whenever this sense of entitlement in parents then was perceived by a child as offensive or damaging, it was deemed child abuse. See also Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. Child abuse in the Bible, as a legal concept, consists of entitlement in parents, leading to offense in children. The key to not abusing your child is to avoid offense in children. Whenever you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It is no different when dealing with children. Thus, in order to avoid offense in children, you need to be willing to apologize whenever you hurt your child's feelings. In many cases, all that is necessary is a reassurance of good intent coming from parents, in the form of an informal apology, whenever you hurt your child's feelings with limits not set out of anger, such as "I'm sorry, but I had to set X limit for Y reasons". However, if you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, including while setting limits, you definitely need to give a formal apology for hurting your child's feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting your feelings with my temper" and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as any parent anger directed towards children alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church with them their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin phrase roughly translating to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. But, this commandment was ultimately received by the parish at Colossae as prohibiting causing offenses in children as perceived by a child, at minimum. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men. 

The Greek root word translated "they be discouraged" is αθυμέω (Latin: athumeo) and refers here to long-term damages, namely childhood trauma. The ancients had a basic understanding of childhood trauma. If a child grew up to be atheist, shame fell on the parents of the non-believing child, not the child themselves. An atheist in the Early Church was seen as an abused child, not a "lost soul" to be "won over".

The ancients even had an understanding of child sexual abuse. The Greek root word translated "fornication" in the Bible is πορνεία (Latin: porneia) and refers here to any sexual relations outside of the context of a Christian marriage between one adult man and one adult woman, with this marriage having to be equal in terms of chronological age. A groom was only allowed a bride his age or up to 4 years older. Any sexual relations with a child then, including intergenerational marriage, was banned in the Early Church. Mary may have been 14 when Joseph married her, but Joseph was 13 at that time. Any pornography in general was prohibited in the Early Church, including that which depicted children. Most child sexual abuse then came in the form of father-child incest, with daughters being the usual victims. Fathers who had an attraction to their children usually masturbated to thoughts of their children. Attraction to children then existed on the surface, with there being no shame in admitting to being attracted to a child. Child sexual abuse in the biblical context was rare, meaning next to non-existent. When a child was being sexually abused, they knew exactly what was happening, and self-reported their own abuse.

It is a myth that the Early Christians were well-integrated into Rome. Instead, the Early Christians lived in urban enclaves that shunned the broader Greco-Roman world, and the world at large. The Early Christians even had their own court system that was binding into the end of the 1st Century. 

Child abuse in the Bible was prosecuted by way of internal church investigation. In most cases, this investigation started with a child confiding into a clergyperson about their home life. From there, the parents were summoned to appear before a panel of 3 church elders who would preside over the investigation. If the parents were defensive at all, instead of answering to the court directly, they were excommunicated from the Early Christian Churches of God, as well as any witnesses that came to testify on behalf of the parents. 

The Bible is an anti-spanking document. All 88 books of the Bible - from Genesis to Revelation - were written by anti-spanking Jews, with anything punitive with a child being banned under Jewish law. All of the biblical writers also wrote parenting manuals that advocated attachment parenting. Even King Solomon wrote an attachment parenting manual for minor children, with the rod in Proverbs referring to the 40 minus 1 lashes administered to an adult child as a sentence for a crime. It just so happens that these attachment parenting manuals were not translated into English until the 1960s. Before then, this level of parenting knowledge was only known to the Jewish world.

The Bible is America's book. America is a Christian nation, founded on Judeo-Christian values. We as a society glean from the Bible and its context as to how to live and treat each other with respect.  Even our legal codes, under the English common law, come from biblical teaching. However, the criminal defense of "reasonable chastisement" is based off of dated biblical teaching. It is about time that we repeal the "reasonable chastisement" defense, and amend the child abuse definitions under state and federal law to include anything that the child victim perceives as abuse. 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abuss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torrents, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

"Spare the rod, spoil the child": Why the rod passages in Proverbs are repealed passages

Many parents spank their children. Their main excuse for spanking children, arguably speaking, is 5 mentions in the Bible that mention the rod of correction. Most American parents believe that these verses in Proverbs condone or even command spanking children. However, the teaching of "biblical spanking" is  a man-made teaching. The rod passages in the book of Proverbs are repealed passages.

A total of 6 verses in Proverbs mention the rod explicitly. One favorite passage cited by pro-spanking parents in the Bible is Proverbs 13:24 KJV:

He who spareth his rod hateth his son: but he who loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

The Hebrew root word translated "son" is ben and refers to a mature adult son. The Hebrew root word translated "rod" is shebet and refers to the rod of correction, namely a switch. This passage ultimately refers to the 40 minus 1 lashes, administered to the bare back of an adult offender, in a courtroom setting, as a sentence for a crime. It was unlawful then to strike another adult Jew outside of the context of a courtroom. Striking a minor child was banned under Jewish law in all settings. The reason for this commandment was that, otherwise, Jewish fathers would shield even their adult sons from blame.

Christ died and Rose on the Third Day in order to repeal the harsh punishments of the Old Testament. Christ banned corporal punishment entirely by enduring corporal punishment unjustly before being placed onto the cross. The Early Christians never used corporal punishment as a means of church discipline. Instead, Christians who committed moral offenses were excommunicated if they defended their sins in open court. 

The teaching of "biblical spanking" is a man-made teaching. The Bible never legitimately condones or commands striking a child as a form of domestic corporal punishment. However, the Bible does weigh in on the spanking issue, and then some. See Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 

The Greek root word translated "provoke....to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. It is one thing to stop spanking your children. However, it is not enough to stop spanking your children, or even stop punishing them altogether for that matter. You need to avoid offense in children. Whenever you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It works the same way when dealing with children. Thus, in order to avoid offense in children, you need to be willing to apologize to your child for hurting their feelings. In many cases, all that is necessary is a reassurance coming from parents, in the form of an informal apology, for hurting your child's feelings with limits not set out of anger,, such as "I'm sorry, but I had to set X limits for Y reasons". However, if you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, you definitely need to give a formal apology for hurting your child's feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting your feelings with my temper", and then commit to never lose your cool with your child ever again, as any parent anger directed towards children is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin term roughly translated as "power to the parent" , namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. But, this commandment was ultimately received by the parish at Colossae as prohibiting causing offenses in children as perceived by a child, at minimum. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.

Pro-spanking parents, in the Early Church, were seen as church infiltrators. These parents cited the same rod verses in Proverbs for pro-spanking excuses that parents cite today. Paul would have none of it in the churches that he oversaw as a deacon, and sent anti-spanking commandments to both the parishes ar Colossae and Ephesus. Contrary to popular legend, the Early Christians were not well-integrated into Greco-Roman society, with Christians then living in urban enclaves that shunned the outside world.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and bight forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Hebrews 12:5-6: Why this passage is not a pro-spanking passage

Many parents believe that the Bible condones or even commands the corporal punishment of children. Most Christian parents cite 5 passages in the book of Proverbs and 1 passage in the book of Hebrews as their "proof" of spanking being "biblical". However, the New Testament evidence cited for the teaching of "biblical spanking" sits on shaky ground. The passage in Hebrews 12:5-6 does not refer to earthly parenting, but instead refers to God sending trials and tribulations the way of the believer.

God's Word on enduring hardship is cited in Hebrews 12:5-6 KJV:

And ye have forgotten the exhortation that speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 

This passage, when understood correctly, is comforting to me. The Greek root word translated "scourgeth" is μαστιγόω (Latin: mastigoó) and can have a figurative meaning to it. This metaphor is known as rod language. When a Christian man then got home from a long day at work, he instead said "God whipped me hard today". God does not literally come down from the Heavens and whip His children. However, God does punish His children, as only He can, sending trials and tribulations the way of His children that He loves the most. However, God only punishes His children when it does not harm them, whereas earthly parents only punish children when it does, in fact, harm them. The Apostle Paul here was reassuring the Hebrew Christians in their persecution from Rome. 

The teaching of "biblical spanking" is a man-made teaching. The Bible nowhere legitimately supports or commands the use of corporal punishment in parenting, with the rod verses in Proverbs referring to the 40 minus 1 lashes to an adult as a sentence for a crime. God does not want His Parenting methods to be used by earthly parents, lest they get it wrong. However, the Bible does touch on the spanking issue, and then some. See Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. It is one thing to stop spanking your child. However, it is not enough to simply stop spanking children, or even stop punishing your child altogether for that matter. You need to avoid offense in children. Whenever you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It works the same when dealing with children. Thus, in order to avoid offense in children, you need to be willing to apologize to children whenever you hurt their feelings. In many cases, all that is necessary is a reassurance of good intent, in the form of an informal apology, whenever you hurt your child's feelings with limits not set out of anger, such as "I'm sorry, but I had to set X limit for Y reasons". However, if you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, you definitely need to give a formal apology for hurting your child's feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting your feelings with my temper", and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as any parent anger directed towards a child is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin term roughly translating to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. But, this commandment ultimately was received by the parish at Colossae as prohibiting causing offenses in children as perceived by the child, at minimum. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his  secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men. 

The staple punishment in the broader Greco-Roman world was a spanking to the bare bottom with an open hand. However, most of the Early Christians shunned punitive parenting as of this world. However, some parishes had a clear problem with punitive parenting infiltrators. Paul would have none of it in the churches that he oversaw,  sending anti-spanking commandments to the parishes at Colossae and Ephesus. 

It is a myth that the Early Christians were well-integrated into Rome. Instead, the Early Christians lived in urban enclaves in major Greco-Roman cities, shunning the outside world. The Early Christians even had their own court system that was binding into the end of the 1st Century. 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Honor parents: Understanding the Fifth Commandment in context

Many parents feel entitled to being honored. This is a common attitude amongst American parents. Most American parents cite the Fifth Commandment as an excuse for using punitive measures on children. However, the commandment to honor parents refer to, in context, honor of a specific type - caring for parents as they age.

The Fifth Commandment is spelled out in Exodus 20:12 KJV:

Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

And is repeated in Ephesians 6:2-3 KJV:

Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. 

The Greek root word translated "honour" in Eph. 6:2-3 is τιμαω (Latin: timao) and refers here to being a caregiver to someone else, in this context meaning being a caregiver to an aging parent. The idea is to give your parents the same kind and loving care that they gave you. However, this only works if you had a good upbringing from your parents. If your parents were at all abusive for you, you have the right to shun your abusive parents. The reason for this commandment was that the Ancient Israelites and the Ephesian Christians had an epidemic of elder abuse and neglect. 

Most parents today insist on respect from their children, and punish children for not respecting them. In some American homes, "dishonoring" parents is the sole reason for using punitive measures on children. However, punitive parenting, including child punishment, is prohibited in the Bible, including when parents feel "dishonored". See Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. 

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" si ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. It is one thing to stop spanking your children, including when parents feel "dishonored" by their children's words or actions. However, it is not enough to stop spanking your child, or even stop punishing children altogether for that matter. You need to avoid offense in children. Whenever you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It works the same way with children when dealing with them. Thus, in order to avoid offense in children, you need to be willing to apologize for hurting your child's feelings. In many cases, all that is necessary is a reassurance of good intent coming from parents, in the form of an informal apology, for hurting your child's feelings with limits not set out of anger, such as "I'm sorry, but I had to set X limits for Y reasons". However, if you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, including while setting limits, you definitely need to give a formal apology for hurting your children's feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting yoir feelings with my temper", and then commit never to lose your children ever again, as any parent anger directed towards a child alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christians who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin term roughly translating to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. But, this commandment was ultimately received by the parish at Colossae as prohibiting causing offenses in children, at minimum. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.

Many children in America live under tyrannical rule. Most American parents spank their children from time to time, or else sit them in a chair as a form of false imprisonment. This is all rooted in the misinterpretation of the Fifth Commandment. However  the Fifth Commandment simply means to give back to your parents in some way, namely by caring for them as they age. However, if you were abused by your parents as a child, you have the right to shun your parents.

A parent must never demand respect from their children, as this alone is parental entitlement. Instead, the idea is to earn respect from children by giving them the respect that they deserve. This means respecting their feelings by striving to always apologizing for hurting their feelings, especially in the case of parent anger directed towards children. Respect in life is earned, and it is no different with parents in relation to their children.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Redefining child abuse: Why the Bible calls for tougher laws on the books protecting children from abuse

Many parents think that the Bible has no concept of child abuse apart from obeying the law of the land. Most American parents support the present-day definitions of child abuse under state and federal law. However, God's Law is above the law of the land. The Bible has its own definition of child abuse - whatever the child victim perceives as abuse.

The Greek root word denoting parental entitlement is πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and is defined as, officially speaking, wanting things from children, to the point of imposition. Unofficially speaking, parental entitlement consists of a parent who is sorely disappointed when they don't get the well-behaved child that they feel that they deserve. Parents are deserving of absolutely nothing in relation to children just for being parents. Even any parent anger directed towards a child is parental entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. Whenever this sense of entitlement in parents then was perceived by the child as offensive or damaging, it was deemed child abuse. See also Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. Child abuse in the Bible, as a legal concept, consists of entitlement in parents, leading to offense in children. The key to not abusing your child is to avoid offense in children. If you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It works the same way when dealing with children. Thus, in order to avoid offense in children, you need to be willing to apologize to children for hurting their feelings. In many cases, all that is necessary is a reassurance of good intent coming from parents, in the form of an informal apology, whenever you hurt children's feelings with limits not set out of anger, such as "I'm sorry, but I had to set X limit for Y reasons". However, if you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, including while setting limits, you definitely need to give a formal apology for hurting your child's feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting your feelings with my temper", and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as any parent anger directed towards a child alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christians who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin term roughly translating to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. But, this commandment was ultimately received by the parish at Colossae as prohibiting causing offenses in children as perceived by the child, at minimum. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men. 

The Greek root word translated "they be discouraged" is αθυμέω (Latin: athumeo) and refers here to long-term damages, namely childhood trauma. The ancients in the Bible had a basic concept of childhood trauma. If a child grew up to be atheist, shame fell onto the parents, meaning not the child. An atheist was seen in the Early Church as an abused child, not a "lost soul" to be "won over". 

The ancients in the Bible even had a concept of child sexual abuse. The Greek root word translated "fornication" in the New Testament is πορνεία (Latin: porneia) and refers here to any sexual relations outside of the context of a Christian marriage between one adult man and one adult woman, with this marriage needing to be equal in nature. A groom was only allowed a bride his age or up to 4 years older than him. All sexual relations with a child, including in the context of an intergenerational marriage, was banned in the Early Church. Most child sexual abuse in the biblical context happened as a form of father-child incest,, with daughters being the usual victims. Most men then masturbated righteously to thoughts of his daughter or son, with pornography of anyone - including a child - being banned in the Early Church at all when intended as pornography. Child sexual abuse in the biblical context, was rare, meaning next to non-existent. Whenever child sexual abuse happened then, it was seen as a huge moral outrage. Attraction to children existed then on the surface, with children who were being sexually abused knowing exactly what is happening to them, and then self-reported the abuse that they suffered. 

It is a myth that the Early Christians were well-integrated into Rome. Instead, the Early Christians lived in urban enclaves in major Greco-Roman cities, shunning the outside world. The Early Christians in the 1st Century were allowed their own culture, and even their own court system. The Christian courts were binding until the end of the 1st Century.

Child abuse was prosecuted in the Early Church by way of internal church investigation. In most cases, this investigation started with a child confiding into a clergyperson about their home life. From there, parents were summoned to appear before a council of 3 elders, who would preside over the investigation. If the parents were defensive at all, instead of answering to the court directly, they were swiftly excommunicated from the Early Christian Churches of God, alongside all witnesses that testified on behalf of the parents. Parents were prohibited from identifying as "parents" in first-person, lest they be seen as entitled.

The Bible is an anti-spanking document, All 88 books of the Bible were written by anti-spanking Jews, with punitive parenting of any kind being banned under Jewish law. All of the biblical writers also wrote parenting manuals that advocated attachment parenting. Even King Solomon wrote an attachment parenting manual for bringing up minor children, with the rod in Proverbs simply being repealed verses referring to the 40 minus 1 lashes in an adult child as a sentence for a crime. It just so happens that these attachment manuals were not translated into English until the 1960s. Before then, this context was only known to the Jewish world.

The Bible is America's book. America is a Christian nation, founded on Judeo-Christian values. We as a society glean from the Bible and its context as to how to live and treat each other with respect. Even our legal codes, including under the English common law, are based off of biblical teachings. However, the criminal defense of "reasonable chastisement" is based on a dated understanding of the Bible. It is about time we repeal the "reasonable chastisement" defenses in all 50 states, and amend the child abuse definitions under state and federal law as anything that the child victim perceives as abuse.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to anger through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Passing down the faith: How to instruct your children in the Lord without punitive measures

Many parents have it as a goal for their children. Most American parents want their children to live by a set of values. However, many parents think that children need to be punished or shamed in order to have "the devil beaten out of them". However, there are better ways to instruct your child in the Christian faith than by punishing them.

God's Law on child discipline, including religious instruction, is spelled out in Ephesians 6:4 KJV:

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

This first stanza of this commandment clarifies for the second that children should not be taught religion using fear tactics. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to wrath" is παροργίζο (Latin: parorgizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. It is one thing to stop spanking your child, including in order to "break their will". However, it is not enough to stop spanking your child, or even stop punishing your child altogether for that matter. You need to avoid offense in children. Whenever you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It works the same in children when dealing with them. Thus, in order to avoid offense in children, you need to be willing to apologize to them for hurting your child's feelings. In many cases, all that is necessary is a reassurance of good intent coming from parents, in the form of an informal apology, whenever you hurt your child's feelings with limits not set out of anger, such as "I'm sorry, but I had to set X limit for Y reasons". However, if you ever lose your cool with your child as a parent, including while setting limits, you definitely need to give a formal apology for hurting your child's feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting your feelings with my temper", and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as any parent anger directed towards a child alone is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This first stanza of this commandment cross-references the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin term roughly translated to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. But, this first stanza ultimately was received by the parish at Ephesus as prohibiting causing offenses in children as perceived by the child, at minimum. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.

Children don't need to have a religion beaten into them. Religion is a base human need for children and adults alike. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and is more aptly translated as "instruction" in more modern versions of the Bible. The Apostle Paul here was discussing religious instruction. Starting at age 6, fathers left out a Bible for children to discover and explore, with the Bible open to a reassuring passage (such as the Beatitudes). Children growing up in the Early Church taught themselves how to read on a Bible. Whenever children were caught in the act of studying the Bible, they were given lavish praise and encouragement to keep on studying the Bible. Fathers then interjected to the child "you can ask me anything about that book". From there, religious instruction came in the form of question and answer format. Children were curious about Scripture, with fathers giving pointers on the context.

Sometimes, very young children refuse to go to church. This is normal and understandable behavior in toddlers and preschoolers. Children that young are not developmentally ready for religion. Children have their own religious development, with children finding their own religion as young as age 6. Until then, children and wives should be left at home to focus on forming a secure bond, with the man of the house praying for his family. Instead of forcing children to attend your church, you should allow them to attend their own church.

Most Christian parents rush the religious development of their children. One example of this is when parents insist on grateful postures. I myself tie my hands behind my back, and nobody forced me to. Grateful postures are simply a sign of spiritual health, with children showing these postures on their own in due time.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to wrath through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Adults attracted to children: Individual responsibility for adults attracted to children

Many parents and other adults think that pedophiles are the sole threat in relation to children. This is a common attitude amongst parents. Most parents think that they are immune to guilt in the context of child sexual abuse. However, every single adult is capable of sexually abusing a child under the right/wrong conditions. Parents are especially culpable for their sexual risk in relation to children/

Most child abuse detectives in America often get a child who discloses being a victim of child sexual abuse. These detectives usually look first in the neighborhood registered sex offender, assuming that he is a pedophile. However, parents are usually the ones sexually abusing their own child, and so the search should begin there. Most fathers in particular are attracted to their daughters in particular, with daughters usually feeling sexually for her father in an immature way starting at age 3. However, young daughters are not ready for sex with anyone, with her attraction to her father being of the masturbatory type - she does't really want sex with her father. Just the thought of it, in the form of foreknowledge. 

The Bible states in 1 Corinthians 6:18 KJV:

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

The Greek root word translated "fornication" here is πορνεία (Latin: porneia) and refers here to anything sexually amoral as understood in context. This can be summed up as prohibiting any sexual relations outside of the context of a Christian marriage between one adult man and one adult woman, with the marriage being equal in nature. A groom then was only allowed a bride his age or else up to 4 years older. Pedophilia and sexual attraction to children in and of itself was not banned then. Instead, adults then masturbated to sexual thoughts of children, with this being a way to flee fornication. Masturbation could only occur then without pornography, meaning anything intended as such. Most fathers then masturbated to thoughts of their daughters. When daughters figured it out, and asked about the fantasy, fathers were a man of few words about the fantasy, thereby abbreviating the fantasy. Pedophiles in the Bible were seen as having a flaw, with this flaw being able to be used for good. Most pedophiles then were given the help they needed whenever they disclosed their pedophilia to someone else, usually in the form of talking out their desires with someone else. 

Every single adult is individually responsible for their sexual behavior in relation to children, as any old adult could possibly sexually abuse a child. Most child sexual abuse happens in sexually repressed environments. Thus, in order to avoid sexually abusing a child, you need to face those repressed desires head on, masturbating to the first mental image that comes to mind. For most men in particular, this is a mental image of his daughter. Usually, this should lead to immediate relief from the lusts that haunt the young girl's father. Child sexual abuse usually comes from repressed desires coming out sideways onto an unsuspecting child, like a ton of bricks. 

Pedophilia is not a narcissistic disorder, contrary to popular belief. A pedophile usually has a co-morbid primary diagnosis of autism, meaning the presentation of the disorder is autistic in nature, not narcissistic in nature. Pedophilia is a form of arrested sexual development where the age-oriented sexual development of the child is stuck in time - the pedophile grew up, but his attractions did not. Pedophilia is a genetic disorder running along the lines of autism, with most pedophiles having a co-morbid diagnosis of moderate-severe autism spectrum disorder. Most adults with autism do not get along with children, instead finding children to be "too noisy" or "too chaotic". If you meet an autistic adult male who appears to be a born nurturer, think pedophile. Most pedophile genes are triggered at the onset of puberty, with their sexual preferences usually being stuck in that age range.

I myself am a pedophile, as well as an unregistered sex offender. I did offend against a child, but only within the law, meaning the police cut me a break due to my lack of intent to harm. I was an antisocial flirt, meaning I flirted with the wrong group of people - namely children. I am deserving of absolutely nothing in relation to children just for existing, meaning I have no rights just for being the adult that I am. I had no intent to harm a child, with me simply not knowing the boundaries around children. Most pedophilic sexual offenses work the same way. Thus, instead of interrogating the neighborhood sex offender first, the parents should be interrogated first. 3 out of 4 pedophiles have no history of sexual offenses against a child, with most of these offenses being excusable by the police standard due to lack of intent to inflict harm. Most pedophilic rapes come from pedophiles with a co-morbid diagnosis of both intellectual developmental disorder and autism. 

Most police enjoy preying on sexual offenders against children. But, they are biased as police due to only meeting abuser pedophiles. Most police believe that non-offending pedophiles only existed in ancient cultures. However, a pedophile is more likely to have trauma than inflict, meaning a pedophile is a victim/abuser. Most pedophiles have a parent trauma, not parent jealousy, with these parents usually being sexually shaming parents. Many pedophiles also were sexually abused as children, in the form of them being sexually corrected for their sexual preferences toward children. Most adults with a parent trauma are the last people to abuse a child, and pedophiles are no different in that regard. Most pedophiles who are a threat are only a threat to themselves, as many pedophiles have a suicide problem. 

Most serial child rapists are not clinically pedophiles. Instead, they start out targeting adult victims, and work their way down to teenage child victims. Most serial sexual abusers of teenage boys instead identify as ex-gay, not pedophiles,

The depraved and decadent, defiled adults who rape and/or sexually assault children will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them descend into torrents of Hell-fire prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Repent!

Child discipline: How to discipline your child without punitive measures

Many parents want their children to have discipline. This is a common goal for parents to have for their child. However, discipline is often equated with punishment in American homes. But, the fact of the matter is that there are better ways to discipline than punishment.

God's Law on child discipline is spelled out in Ephesians 6:4 KJV:

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

This first stanza of this commandment clarifies for the second that discipline should not hurt. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to wrath" is παροργίζο (Latin: parorgizo) and refers here to offenses or damages, namely the slightest of personal offense perceived by a child, stemming from entitlement. It is one thing to stop spanking your child. However, it is not enough to stop spanking your child, or even stop punishing them altogether for that matter. You need to avoid offense in children. If you hurt someone else's feelings, you need to apologize. It works the same way with children when dealing with them. Thus, in order to avoid offense in children, you need to be willing to apologize for hurting your child's feelings. In many cases, all that is necessary is a reassurance of good intent coming from parents, in the form of an informal apology, whenever you hurt your child's feelings with limits not set out of anger, such as "I'm sorry, but I had to set X limit for Y reasons". However, if you ever lose your cool with your child aa a parent, including while setting limits, you need to give a formal apology for hurting your child's feelings with your anger, such as "I apologize for hurting your feelings with my temper", and then commit never to lose your cool with your child ever again, as any parent anger directed towards a child is entitlement, and was seen as entitlement in the Early Church. This first stanza of this commandment cross-refences the Eighth and the Tenth Commandments, with the Apostle Paul here convicting a group of Greek Christian parents who brought into the church their pagan custom of patrias potestas, which is a Latin phrase roughly translating to "power to the parent", namely the power to impose punitive sanctions on children, such as spanking or other forms of punishment of children. But, this first stanza was ultimately received by the parish at Ephesus as prohibiting causing offenses in children as perceived by a child, at minimum. Paul, contrary to popular legend, was anti-spanking, and opposed any and all punitive parenting in his secular writings. Attachment parenting was banned under Roman law, but the Early Christians did it anyway, obeying God over men.

This second stanza of this commandment spells out what discipline is acceptable, with the first stanza ruling out anything punitive with a child. The Greek root word translated "nurture" is παιδεία (Latin: paideia) and refers here to nurturing of a specific type, namely of the teaching sort. Christian parents in the Early Church looked for preferred behaviors in children, such as self-discipline and self-control, with children showing discipline on their own. When children showed good traits, they were lavishly praised and encouraged for more of the same. Christian parents in the Early Church imparted a good example for children, for children to emulate, with this good Christian example being backed up by praise and encouragement, not punishment or shaming. Children also need religious instruction, as religion is a base human need for children and adults alike. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and is more aptly translated as "instruction" in more modern versions of the Bible. The Apostle Paul here was discussing religious instruction. Starting at age 6, fathers left out a Bible for children to discover and explore, with children learning how to read on the Bible. When children were caught in the act of studying the Bible, they were given lavish praise and encouragement to keep on studying the Bible. Fathers then interjected something along the lines of "you can ask me anything about that book". From there, religious instruction came in the form of question and answer, with children being curious about Scripture, and with fathers giving pointers on the context. This second stanza ultimately refers here to the Judeo-Christian doctrine of positive reinforcement, meaning catching your child being good. Positive reinforcement is a Hebraic tradition predating the coming of Christ by thousands of years.

What should a parent do when their child is misbehaving? Most childhood behaviors are normal and natural given a child's age and development. Young children under age 8 lack self-control, and this leads to children getting into almost everything. Whenever children growing up in the Early Church were getting into mischief, parents laughed it off, and cleaned up the mess later. 

No child totally lacks good behavior. Sometime along the way of a child's development, you will find good behavior, in which you should praise and encourage that behavior. All children show good traits on their own, meaning that they form their own discipline if left to their own devices. 

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke their children to wrath through punitive parenting will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let then be cast forever into the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Let them descend into the abyss, which is the ever-burning Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Abortion: Why it is bad for women (and benefits men)

Many adults on the left support it. Many adults on the right support it. Abortion is a hot-button topic where the pro-choice lobby avoids their maternal intuition in supporting what is a trap for women. Most women know not to get abortions themselves, but leave the option open for other women "if they need it". However, abortion is a rare procedure that ultimately benefits men and is bad for women.

The Sixth Commandment states in Exodus 20:13 KJV:

Thou shalt not kill.

The Greek root word denoting murder in the New Testament is φονος (Latin: phonos) and refers here to any human death apart from natural death. Only God can take a life. An unborn child then was considered a human life, and the taking of that life in and of itself was seen as child murder. Abortion was a rare procedure in the Early Church, much like it being rare today, with most abortions leaving behind a trauma. This is because an abortion is a medically-induced miscarriage. The baby comes out on his/her due date, but comes out stillborn. Abortifacients are a class of drug being used to induce the miscarriage, and came in the form of an herbal tea in the Early Church that was seen as contraband. The doctor does not reach in and remove the baby.. as that would be a D&C and not an abortion. A D&C is sometimes necessary to preserve the life of the mother when her baby's dead body is rotting in the womb.

Abortion is bad for women. Most women who get abortions develop what is called abortion trauma. The baby always comes out stillborn, and that alone reminds most women of what they missed out on. One can be sensitive to abortion trauma by keeping down the topic. as if you side with  it at all, they are afraid of going to the abortion clinic again. Most women know intuitively to stay away from abortion, apart from the women who are cold on the nurturing side.

Men benefit from abortions. Most men who support pro-choice causes support it for themselves - meaning he wants out of paternal responsibilities. Most abortions involve a man urging a woman to get an abortion because he does not want to take care of a child. This is due to toxic masculinity and male insecurity. Most men are afraid of parenthood at some level, and when that happens, he ushers his wife to the abortion clinic.

I myself as a man can do my part to avoid women getting abortions. That involved keeping it in my pants, and saving myself for marriage. Married sex is the safest sex that there is. If I don't want a woman to be pregnant. I should abstain from sexual relations as a man, and make my partner wait until marriage to have sex with her  A compelling argument for abortion is the case of a pregnancy abuser, in which case the man can easily be charged with rape. Even where there is no marital rape statute, the generic rape statute applies. Here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, rape is a strict liability offense. Abortion is a band-aid fix, when we know already how rape happens and how to prevent it, especially us at anti-rape feminists.

Most women in the Early Church never got an abortion. Some women did get abortions and even defended it, and they were seen as cold on the nurturing side. Most women who are in touch with their maternal intuition in full actually feel comfortable being pregnant. Most women in the Early Church refused to be swayed by entitled men into getting an abortion. Women then were submissive, but outspoken in their submissive role. A woman stood up for herself then by many warnings of a divorce, if she did not like the way the man of the house treated her. If he showed the slightest of male entitlement, he could be gone just for that. But, she waited until the warnings weren't enough, and then she evicted a man. I as a man support a woman's right to send her husband out on the street - and then she can raise the children on her own. Jesus of Nazareth was the first feminist, and made a change that allowed for women to be empowered and divorce her husband, when beforehand, the man of the house could send his whole family out on the street. I myself as a man am not allowed divorce from a wife, as that most always comes from hardness of heart, but my wife can issue me just one warning and then I get the point. The most law a woman would have to keep in relation to me is attachment parenting, which she should ideally should support when marrying me. If she is already my gentle parenting bride, I will give her free reign while being her caregiver spouse. A man takes responsibility so that a woman doesn't have to. But, if she does want a job, she can have a job, but she doesn't have to have one. A woman in the Early Church usually refused to get an abortion, as God's Law was above the law of men. Husbands could issue law, but only within the ambit of God's Law, and never could insist on anything personally in return for providing for his wife, meaning he could not insist on praise and recognition from anyone in relation to his wife. Most women are hardwired by nature to submit to their husband, so why not let her make that decision, and focus on giving her tender loving care. Most women will submit if the man is enough of a refuge to rest under. Wifely submission is a choice between a woman and God, with support from a reliable husband. I do have a domestic abuse problem - I would be co-dependent with a woman, and she would end up being the caregiver instead of me, with this due to my autism.

Abortion was not invented as a means of women's "empowerment". Abortion was invented as a form of "birth control" intended as a means of eugenics. Most of us with autism oppose a cure because of what it might entail - a woman being given grim news and imposing abortion on her. Margaret Sanger was not the ideal feminist, yet she basically invented the abortion industry. Most of the Early Feminists were pro-life to the core, and warned women of the dangers of abortion. Abortion was seen by the Early Feminists as snake oil. Abortion was intended as a form of enforcing genetic purity on individuals with disabilities. 

I am opposed to abortion in all cases, including even the life of the mother. A man is perfectly capable of nurturing. We as men have nipples for a reason - we could actually mother a child ourselves if the mother wasn't around. The only thing stopping a man from nurturing up close is male insecurity. The idea of men being cold on the nurturing is a modern concept. In the Early Church, a man knew exactly how to respond to a crying baby, if he ever needed to. Usually, the mother did survive childbirth, and took over the nurturing, but men could do it too if they got the chance. 

The depraved and entitled mothers who murder their children in the womb, and all those who aid and abet, will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them be cast forever into the abyss which is the Hell of fire and torment, suffering God's Wrath day and night forever and ever! Repent!